Fundraising FoxMLC Ventures
Corporate VCTokyo · Seed–Growth · 8 people tracked
Also known as MLCベンチャーズ株式会社
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Investment thesis
MLC Ventures is the corporate venture capital (CVC) vehicle of Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation, a company with over 130 years of history spanning warehousing, logistics, and real estate. The firm aims to combine this established operational foundation with new technologies and ideas from startups to drive change in social infrastructure. Through its group, it seeks to advance collaboration with startups and companies in other industries, focusing on developing new services, supporting startups, and further enhancing logistics services as social infrastructure.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesLogistics & Supply Chain ×2E-commerce ×1Hardware ×1Retail Tech ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:Japan×1
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCuebus builds CUEBUS, an urban three-dimensional robotic warehouse system that stores goods vertically and retrieves them on demand from any chosen point.
HardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsTokyo, JP
Katsuhiro Okubo(代表取締役社長兼CEO (President & CEO))Ryota Fujinami(取締役副社長兼CTO (Vice President & CTO))
Co-investorsAbies VenturesKeio Innovation InitiativeMitsubishi HC Capital
Return Helper provides an end-to-end return management software solution that handles reverse logistics for cross-border e-commerce returns, connecting merchants to overseas warehouses and international shipping partners.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Co-investorsAVA AngelsColopl NextCathay Venture
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesReturn Helper · finsmes.com · Jun 1, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does MLC Ventures invest at?
- MLC Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does MLC Ventures focus on?
- MLC Ventures focuses on Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is MLC Ventures located?
- MLC Ventures is headquartered in Tokyo, JP.
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